Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis)

Other Names (World)
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill, Sri Lankan Grey-Hornbill, Sri Lankan Gray-Hornbill, Ceylon Grey-Hornbill, Ceylon Gray-Hornbill, Sri Lanka Grey-Hornbill

Family
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

Size
45 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Shaw, 1811)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Sri Lanka.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Mostly figs. Also small rodents, reptiles, insects.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis) [XC304322]
by Asiri Shanaka from Kegalle, Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (call)

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis) [XC207656]
by Asiri Shanaka from Sigiriya forest, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (call, song)

Nest
In a natural cavity of a large tree.

Eggs (Guide)
Female is sealed into nest and fed by male and other helpers.

Clutch Size: 1 - 4
Color: white
Incubation: by female

Subspecies
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus), or are often treated as conspecific, but differences in bare-part colours and in some aspects of behaviour and morphology suggest better treated as separate species.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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